Monday Night Raw almost broke the 2 million viewership this week, getting an average of 1,986,000 viewers, up 291,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. This was the most-watched Raw since April 4 which was the night after WrestleMania.

Raw started with 2,015,000 viewers in the first hour, then increased to 2,076,000 viewers in the second hour, before ending the night with 1,868,000 viewers in the third hour. The night was won by the Stanley Cup Finals on ABC which did 4.1 million viewers but Raw beat everything else on cable and network television.

The show was #1, #2, and #3 in the 18-49 demo with 0.58, 0.53, and 0.52 ratings respectively for an average of 0.54, up 0.11 from the prior week and the best number since April 4. Next week there’s the return of John Cena which should theoretically spike the numbers up even more. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)